so if my V5C is "not proof of ownership" then what is..?

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just got the reg doc through for a car and it seems to be of a new style: red, and in a large strapline across the top it says "this document is not proof of ownership"

..so what would be proof then? if "it shows who is responsible for registering and taxing the vehicle" then couldthe former owner prove ownership somehow? this all seems very odd to me.

could the massif shed some light please?


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soooper, anyone else?

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well now! all is clear...I can't say i've ever had a receipt from a previous owner for any car i've bought, and i've never had a car on finance so can't say..

so theoretically if cops want me to prove ownership...I can't. beautiful!